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Flu Vaccine Information Available

September 1, 2016

2016 – 2017 Flu Vaccine Information

It’s nearly flu season again and time to start thinking about flu vaccines. Each year, we receive several queries about the latex content of the available vaccines. All of the 2015-2016 influenza vaccine is made to protect against the following three viruses: A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus, A/Switzerland/9715293/2013 (H3N2)-like virus,B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus. (This is a B/Yamagata lineage virus). The information below was obtained from the manufacturers, and although it is accurate to the best of our knowledge, it should not be relied upon instead of your own research or advice from your physician. If in doubt, please check with the manufacturer.
For CDC flu vaccine information: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2016-2017.htm

Note: For the 2016-2017 season, CDC recommends use of the flu shot (inactivated influenza vaccine or IIV) and the recombinant influenza vaccine (RIV). The nasal spray flu vaccine (live attenuated influenza vaccine or LAIV) should not be used during 2016-2017.